MGT 2410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Interrogatories, Juvenile Court, Verdict
15 Sep 2016
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Litigation the process of filing claims in court and ultimately going to trial. Alternative dispute resolution any other formal or informal process used to settle disputes without resorting to a trial. Trial courts determine the facts of a particular dispute and apply to those facts the law given by earlier appellate court decisions. Jurisdiction a court"s power to hear a case. Subject matter jurisdiction a court"s authority to hear a particular type of case. Small claims court civil lawsuits involving a maximum of a certain amount of many (the number varies state to state) Probate court settling estates of deceased persons (some states will also hear other matters) Most important is general civil division (may hear virtually any civil case) Personal jurisdiction a court"s authority to bind the defendant to its decisions: Defendant takes a formal step to defend a lawsuit.
